Henry d



H. D. SNYDER.

Coal Stove. No. 82,169. Patented Sept. 15, 1868.

HENRY D. SNYDER, Oli GARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA,

Letters Patent No. 82,169,'dttted ;S'e1 itember 15, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN GOAL-STOVES.

'dtlge gtllthillt teitrttt in in that ittttetsfitttnt zmt mating and atits same.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY D. SNYDER, of Garbondale, in the county ofLuzerne, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improvedStove; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section through the line3 yof fig. 2.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section through the line at a: of fig. 1. I

The obj'dct of this invention is to so improve the culm oranthracite-burning stove that better combustion of the fuel will beefi'ected, and the heat be better radiated, than heretofore, while theouter wall of the stove can be opened all around the fire-box, so as todilfuse the cheerful radiance of the fire on every side. The stove Y canalso be readily changed, and adapted to burning different kinds ofcoalor wood.

In the drawings, A represents the outer wall of the stove, beingcomposed of three or more upright posts, a a a, which support as manydoors, a a a, the doors surrounding the stove on all sides, and,.whenopen, aifording an unimpeded. view of the grate and of the column of,burning fuel from every side of the same.

13 is the ash-box, and E the hearth.

G is the outer wall of the fire-box, being composed of zip right bars 0c c, as far up as the fuel or fire extends, and a simple cylinder, ofany suitable material, above that point. This upright cylindricalfire-box rests upon a horizontal grate, D, of the usual form andconstruction, except that it has a central aperture, d. The grate Drests upon supporting-bars e e, which extend across the upper part ofthe ash-box.

Besides supporting the outer walls C of the fire-boir,the grate supportsan inner wall, G, concentric with the former, and likewise composed ofupright bars 9' g 9, such bars being connected by a ring around theirlower edge, and being attached to a solid cap, H, at their top. Aspindle, Lextends from the top of this interior cylinder to or throughthe top of the stove, being provided with arms, or passing through acentring-plate, i, so that it will always be kept in the proper positionin the axis ofthe stove. An upper box or radiator, J, is attached to thestove, forming the upper portion thereof, and serving to hold the heatedair that rises from the burning fuel below, and to absorb and radiateinto the surrounding room the heat thereof.

The fuel is placed'in the fire-box, around the inner cylinder G. Air issupplied, to supportcombustion, not

only through the grate D, but through the bars a c, and those of theinner cylinder. The air that rises into the inner cylinder is preventedfrom passing through the same by means of the solid cap H, whichdeflects it and forces it among the burning fuel.

The inner cylinder G may he made detachable, so that it can be entirelyremoved from within the cylinder C, if desired, a small cover beingprovided to place over the central opening in the grate D. .The outercylinder 0 may be also made removable, so that both it and the innercylinder can be taken out and the stove left to perform the functions ofa simple wood-burning stove. When thus made, the grate will be formedwith grooves to receive the lower ends of the two cylinders, intowhich-the latter will be stepped, being fastened in place by anysuitable means, applied either at their upper or their lower end. Whenthe cylinder 0 is made removable,

the part F of the stove, forming so much of the cover or top thereof assurrounds the radiator J, will be also made removable, so that it can betaken oil' and the cylinder lifted out.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A stove composed essentially of the wall A, formed of the system ofdoors as above described, the grate D, supported as described, thecylinders C and G, the upright shaft I, the centring-plate i, and theradiating-box J, all the said parts being constructed and put togetheras described.

To the above specification of myimprovement, I have signed my hand, thistwenty-second day of May, 1868.

' HENRY D. SNYDER.

Witnesses:

S. G. GRITMAN, S. S. Bummer.

